The freedom to choose, eat, add and gain weight

The Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks (COFEPRIS) launched a regulation for new front nutritional labelling for food and non-alcoholic beverages, recommending that consumers add up their consumptions throughout the day without exceeding a hundred percentage points. The campaign h...

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Main Authors: D.A. Cabrera-Gaytán, M.T. Cruz-Patiño
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2018-04-01
Series:Revista Médica del Hospital General de México
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0185106317300070
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spelling doaj-38c40e4395fd4b99a8d66da546946bf42020-11-25T02:54:59ZengPermanyerRevista Médica del Hospital General de México0185-10632018-04-01812102106The freedom to choose, eat, add and gain weightD.A. Cabrera-Gaytán0M.T. Cruz-Patiño1Coordinación de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, Mexico; Corresponding author at: Coordinación de Vigilancia Epidemiológica, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mier y Pesado N.° 120 1st floor, Colonia del Valle, Benito Juárez, C.P. 03100 Mexico City, Mexico.Unidad Académica Profesional Nezahualcóyotl, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Nezahualcóyotl, MexicoThe Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks (COFEPRIS) launched a regulation for new front nutritional labelling for food and non-alcoholic beverages, recommending that consumers add up their consumptions throughout the day without exceeding a hundred percentage points. The campaign has therefore been called “Add up and do not exceed 100%”. The policy established by the Federal Government is based on assumptions that encourage consumption and will not solve the problem in depth. Following is a descriptive and critical argument against said policy. Resumen: La Comisión Federal para la Protección Contra Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS), lanzó una regulación del nuevo etiquetado frontal nutrimental en los alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas, con la recomendación al consumidor sumar a lo largo del día los consumos sin exceder de cien puntos porcentuales, por lo que a la campaña se le ha denominado “Suma y no te pases de 100%”. La política instaurada por el Gobierno Federal, se basa en supuestos que fomentan el consumo y no resolverán de fondo el problema, por lo que se hace una argumentación descriptiva y crítica de esa política. Keywords: Obesity, Public policy, Consumption, Palabras clave: Obesidad, Política pública, Consumohttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0185106317300070
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M.T. Cruz-Patiño
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The freedom to choose, eat, add and gain weight
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title The freedom to choose, eat, add and gain weight
title_short The freedom to choose, eat, add and gain weight
title_full The freedom to choose, eat, add and gain weight
title_fullStr The freedom to choose, eat, add and gain weight
title_full_unstemmed The freedom to choose, eat, add and gain weight
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publishDate 2018-04-01
description The Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks (COFEPRIS) launched a regulation for new front nutritional labelling for food and non-alcoholic beverages, recommending that consumers add up their consumptions throughout the day without exceeding a hundred percentage points. The campaign has therefore been called “Add up and do not exceed 100%”. The policy established by the Federal Government is based on assumptions that encourage consumption and will not solve the problem in depth. Following is a descriptive and critical argument against said policy. Resumen: La Comisión Federal para la Protección Contra Riesgos Sanitarios (COFEPRIS), lanzó una regulación del nuevo etiquetado frontal nutrimental en los alimentos y bebidas no alcohólicas, con la recomendación al consumidor sumar a lo largo del día los consumos sin exceder de cien puntos porcentuales, por lo que a la campaña se le ha denominado “Suma y no te pases de 100%”. La política instaurada por el Gobierno Federal, se basa en supuestos que fomentan el consumo y no resolverán de fondo el problema, por lo que se hace una argumentación descriptiva y crítica de esa política. Keywords: Obesity, Public policy, Consumption, Palabras clave: Obesidad, Política pública, Consumo
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